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View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 WLS AM Homan Makes Deal in Minnesota https://www.wlsam.com/2026/02/04/1751453/ (Minneapolis, MN) — Border Czar Tom Homan announced this morning that 700 agents will be withdrawn from Minnesota in exchange for illegal immigrants being held by local police. Homan says he has been seeing an unprecedented amount of collaboration from local jails in allowing them to apprehend people. He says …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 propublica-illinois The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-raid-landlord-tren-de-aragua ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. [ Sign up for Dispatches ][1] , a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. For months, the Trump administration has justified its dramatic midnight raid on a Chicago apartment complex …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Fox Chicago ICE in Minnesota: Homan says feds will withdraw 700 officers from MN effective immediately http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-minnesota-border-czar-tom-homan-update-feb-4-2026-video #### The Brief * * White House Border Czar Tom Homan says the feds will withdraw 700 federal officers effective immediately. * Homan cited increased cooperation with local authorities for the drawdown. * Homan says he wants to end the surge completely but says that is dependent on further cooperation …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Fox Chicago Naperville man allegedly stole vehicle, resisted arrest and assaulted officer when taken into custody http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/naperville-man-stole-vehicle-resisted-arrest-assaulted-officer #### The Brief * * A 19-year-old Naperville man was arrested a day after a vehicle was reported stolen in the west suburb. * Police say the stolen car was located using license plate reader technology. * Drugs were recovered, and additional vehicle burglaries remain under investigation. **DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill.** …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Tribune Judge set to hear arguments as court gives Trump another shot at nixing hush money conviction https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/trump-hush-money-conviction-3/ NEW YORK — A federal judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday after an appeals court directed him to take a fresh look at President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in November ordered U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Tribune Talks between Iran and the United States will be held on Friday in Oman, Iranian media say https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/iran-united-states-talks/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Talks between Iran and the United States will be held Friday in Oman, Iranian media reported Wednesday as tensions remain high with Washington after Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. The semiofficial ISNA and Tasnim news agencies, as well as the Student News …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Tribune Trump’s border czar announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/trump-border-czar-immigration-officers-minnesota/ MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration is reducing the number of [ immigration enforcement ][1] officers in [ Minnesota ][2] after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. About 700 of the roughly 3,000 federal officers deployed around Minnesota will …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Tribune Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments is being laid off https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/washington-post-layoffs/ The Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off. The troubled Post began implementing large-scale cutbacks on Wednesday, including eliminating its sports department and shrinking the number of journalists it stations overseas. The changes were announced by executive editor Matt …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Tribune What to know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of ‘Today’ show’s Savannah Guthrie https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/nancy-guthrie-today-show-mother-what/ Authorities are looking for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie after they say she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, against her will over the weekend. It’s imperative that Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen Saturday night, is found soon because she could die without …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Sex offender passed Archdiocese's teacher background check https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/04/archdiocese-of-chicago-border-patrol-music-venues-south-chicago * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][15] * [ Facebook ][16] * [ Bluesky ][17] * [ Email ][18] * [ Reddit ][19] * [ Flipboard ][20] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : Legal experts are baffled over how a teacher — despite his …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Federal judge orders Trump administration not to deport Chicago man cleared of Bovino murder plot https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/04/federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-not-to-deport-chicago-man-cleared-of-bovino-murder-plot * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A federal judge in Indiana has ordered the Trump administration not to deport the Chicago man [ acquitted last …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Reader The Frequency Festival connects a far-flung constellation of sounds https://chicagoreader.com/music/music-feature/frequency-festival-constellation-ahmed-rasten-margasak-mincek-perich-grubbs/ Since its inception in 2013, the Frequency Series has been hosted by north-side performance space Constellation, usually on Sunday nights. Founded and programmed by former _Reader_ staff critic Peter Margasak, the series devotes the bulk of its programming to new classical music, but it also purports to illuminate links between …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Reader The Reader is reborn as a monthly magazine https://chicagoreader.com/columns-opinion/staff-notes/reader-reborn-monthly-magazine/ In subzero January, the deep green trunk of my monstera houseplant broke clean off from its pot. The leathery, split, hole-punched leaves curled away as I hurriedly placed it in water on my sun-soaked apartment mantle, wondering if it, too, would eventually root and then die, like all the other …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Reader Peoples Gas’s costly plan burdens Chicagoans and the planet https://chicagoreader.com/columns-opinion/commentary/peoples-gas-plan-burdens-chicagoans-planet/ ![an illustration of a dove carrying a letter][67] Credit: Lan Truong Chicagoans deserve to know how their gas bills are being affected by the state- granted utility monopoly, Peoples Gas. The company has requested approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) for its Pipe Retirement Program (PRP), which would replace …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Reader Confederatesexamines solidarity and sisterhood for Black women in two timelines https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/confederates-redtwist-theatre-dominique-morisseau/ The best plays manage to communicate dense ideas while also telling an engaging story. _Confederates_ , now running at Redtwist Theatre, accomplishes both of these tasks ably. MacArthur Foundation fellow (or “genius,” if you prefer) Dominique Morisseau’s 2022 play juxtaposes two Black women across centuries—one an enslaved woman and the …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Reader Marriott’sLittle Shop of Horrorseats https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/little-shop-of-horrors-marriott-theatre/ As high camp creature features go, _Little Shop of Horrors_ is in a category all by itself. The musical about killer plants hell-bent on their mission to “eat Cleveland and Des Moines and Peoria and New York and where you live!” is ridiculous in the best possible way. It is …
View Article 10:01 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Reader Mary Janereminds us of the need for community https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/mary-jane-northlight-theatre/ There is a moment in Amy Herzog’s 2024 play _Mary Jane_ , now in a moving local premiere at Northlight Theatre, that reminded me of another fine play about women caregivers. As Lucy Carapetyan in the title role plays with her son’s light-up ladybug toy, it sends a prismatic constellation …
View Article 10 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Reader Life during lockdown https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/squat-mpaact-tina-fakhrid-deen/ Pandemic lockdowns were shitty for everyone. Even the fortunate—the folks who had shelter and good health—were barely holding it together. Couples were strained, people living alone had their mental health pushed to the limits and full homes? Let’s not even pull at that thread. These themes are explored in _Squat_ …
View Article 10 a.m. February 4, 2026 Chicago Magazine The Belmont Tavern Returns https://www.chicagomag.com/dining-drinking/the-belmont-tavern-returns/ It always amazes me how many great restaurants and bars are born out of pure serendipity. “I wasn’t really in the market for opening a bar,” laughs Nick Kokonas, when asked about his new spot, Belmont Tavern. But after a deal for a café space near his home fell through, …
View Article 10 a.m. February 4, 2026 chicago-contrarian The Protest Movement Gone Awry https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/protest-movement-gone-awry **_How Chicago’s Larry Snelling became a great American hero_ ** For much of the 20th century, protests in America were an eruption. A protest did not need planning memos, text chains, donor spreadsheets, professionally minted signs, or employees waiting for their next assignment. A protest arose organically due to circumstances …